Australian King-Parrot

SCI Name:  Alisterus scapularis
Protonym:  Psittacus scapularis Zool.Mus.Univ.Berlin p.29
Taxonomy:  Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Alisterus
Taxonomy Code:  aukpar1
Type Locality:  No locality = New South Wales, apud Mathews.
Author:  Lichtenstein, MHC
Publish Year:  1816
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

ALISTERUS
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Australian King Parrot A. scapularis) Alister William Mathews (1907-1985) son of Australian ornithologist and author of this name Gregory Mathews; "Genus CXC. Aprosmictus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1842, p. 111 replaces Ptistes Gould, Handbook Birds Austr. ii. p. 37, 1865.   Genus CXCI. Alisterus nom. nov. replaces Aprosmictus Gould, 1865, not 1842.   When Gould introduced his genus Aprosmictus he stated "Types Platycercus scapulatus and erythropterus." When Gray, in the Cat. Gen. Birds, 1855, designated types he selected the latter, and of course against this there can be no objection. However, in 1865 Gould proposed a new name for the erythropterus group, and restricted Aprosmictus to the scapulatus group. This misuse of the names was carefully noted by Gray in the Handl. Gen. Sp. Birds B. M. 1870   ...   As Gray's action settled the matter, there is no other course open save the introduction of a new name for the group erroneously known by the generic name of Aprosmictus and the use of Aprosmictus for the genus hitherto known as Ptistes.  The type of Alicterus is A. cyanopygius = Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot." (Mathews 1911); "Alisterus Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, 1911, p. 13. New name to replace Aprosmictus Gould 1865 not of Gould 1843. Type, by original designation, Psittacus cyanopygius Vieillot = Psittacus scapularis Lichtenstein." (Peters, 1937, III, p. 248). 

scapularis
Mod. L. scapularis  shoulder, scapular  < Med. L. scapulare  scapula, shoulder cloak, mantle  < Late L. scapula  shoulder  < L. scapulae   shoulders.
● ex “Tabuan Parrot” of Phillips 1789, and Latham 1802 (Alisterus).
● ex “Garza cuello pardo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 358 (syn. Butorides striata).
● ex “Gobe Mouches Mantelé” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 151 (syn. Trochocercus cyanomelas).

SUBSPECIES

Australian King-Parrot (minor)
SCI Name: Alisterus scapularis minor
minor
L. minor  smaller  < comp. parvus  small. “Comparative names ... Specific names expressive of comparative size are also to be avoided, as they may be rendered inaccurate by the after-discovery of additional species. The names ... maximus, minor, minimus, etc. are examples of this objectionable practice” (Strickland Code 1842).
● ex “Short-eared Owl” of Pennant 1761 (syn. Asio flammeus).
● ex “Little Thrush” of Catesby 1731-1743, Edwards 1758-1764, Latham 1783, and Pennant 1785, “Turdus iliacus carolinensis” of Brisson 1760, and “Grivette de l’Amérique” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Catharus fuscescens).
● ex “Whip-poor-will” of Catesby 1731 (Chordeiles).
● ex “Coucou des palétuviers de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 813, “Petit Vieillard” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Mangrove Cuckow” of Latham 1782 (Coccyzus).
● "54. PICUS.  ...  minor.  12. P. albo nigroque varius vertice rubro, ano albido.  Picus albo nigroque varius, rectricibus tribus lateralibus seminigris. Fn. svec. 83. Hasselqv. iter. 242.  Picus varius tertius. Raj. av. 43.  Picus varius minor. Alb. av. I. p. 20. t. 20.  Habitat in Europa.” (Linnaeus 1758) (Dryobates).
● ex “Fregata minor” of Brisson 1760, “Petite Frégate” of de Buffon 1770-1783, “Man of War Bird” of Edwards 1760, and “Lesser Frigate Pelican” of Latham 1785 (Fregata).
● ex “Petit Indicateur” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 242 (Indicator).
● ex “Pie-grièsche d’Italie” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 32, fig. 1 (Lanius).
● ex “Perruche à ailes noires” of de Buffon 1770-1783, “Petite perruche de l’isle de Luçon, 4ème ésp.” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Luzonian Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Loriculus philippensis).
● ex “Apiaster Philippensis minor” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Merops viridis americanus).
● ex “Little Woodcock” of Pennant 1785, and Latham 1785 (Microptera).
● ex “Troupiale de la Caroline” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 606, fig. 1, “Petit Troupiale noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Lesser black Oriole” of Latham 1782 (syn. Molothrus ater).
● ex “Lesser Bird of Paradise” of Latham 1783 (Paradisaea).
● ex “Barbican à ventre rose” of Levaillant 1806 (Pogonornis).
● ex “Porphyrio minor” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Porphyrula martinica).
● ex “Colymbus fluviatilis” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Tachybaptus ruficollis).
● ex “Huppe d’Afrique” of Audebert & Vieillot 1800-1802 (syn. Upupa africana).
● ex “Ringvia” of Brünnich 1764, and “Lesser Guillemot” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Uria aalge).

Australian King-Parrot (scapularis)
SCI Name: Alisterus scapularis scapularis
scapularis
Mod. L. scapularis  shoulder, scapular  < Med. L. scapulare  scapula, shoulder cloak, mantle  < Late L. scapula  shoulder  < L. scapulae   shoulders.
● ex “Tabuan Parrot” of Phillips 1789, and Latham 1802 (Alisterus).
● ex “Garza cuello pardo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 358 (syn. Butorides striata).
● ex “Gobe Mouches Mantelé” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 151 (syn. Trochocercus cyanomelas).